Conversation: Salam, Sciama, Witten and Budinich
The conversation is sparkling! Historical footage of Abdus Salam, Dennis Sciama, Edward Witten and Paolo Budinich talking about physics.
The state has helped poor pupils into private schools before – did it work?
A proposal may give 10,000 free places a year to low-income students, but private schools may not be a better fit
Almost half of children leave primary school unable to read and write properly, performance tables reveal
Education leaders say this year’s performance tables are worth little considering the number of complications and errors seen in this year’s Sats, and schools should not be judged on the results
Gap between rich and poor primary school pupils wider than it was 50 years ago
The difference in reading attainment between richest and poorest chidlren is largest in the US, where disadvantaged pupils are behind by about a year before they even start school